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Background: States are legally 

required to enact and enforce laws that 

revoke or suspend the drivers licenses 

of any individual convicted of a drug 

offense and to make annual 

certifications to the FHWA on their 

actions. The implementing regulations 

of the Department of Transportation and 

Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 

1993 (Public Law 102–388, October 6, 

1992) require annual certifications by 

the Governors. In this regard, the State 

must submit by January 1 of each year 

either a written certification, signed by 

the Governor, stating that the State is in 

compliance with 23 U.S.C. 159; or a 

written certification stating that the 

Governor is opposed to the enactment or 

enforcement, and that the State 

legislature has adopted a resolution 

expressing its opposition to 23 U.S.C. 

159. 

Beginning in Fiscal Year 1996, States’

failure to comply by October 1 of each 

fiscal year resulted in a withholding 

penalty of 10 percent from major 

categories of Federal-aid funds (i.e., 

National Highway System, Surface 

Transportation Program and the 

Interstate Maintenance Program) from 

States’ apportionments for the fiscal 

year. Any funds withheld in Fiscal Year 

1996 and thereafter cannot be restored 

and will be redistributed. 

Respondents: 50 States and the 

District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

Annual average of 5 hours for each 

respondent; 260 total annual burden 

hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Epstein, 202–366–2157, 

Department of Transportation, Federal 

Highway Administration, Office of 

Safety, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are 

from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of 

these information collections, including: 

(1) Whether the proposed collections are 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burdens could be 

minimized, including use of electronic 

technology, without reducing the 

quality of the collected information. The 

agency will summarize and/or include 

your comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of these information 

collections. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: April 5, 2007. 

James R. Kabel, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E7–6885 Filed 4–11–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Intent to Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement on Transportation 

Improvements Within Downtown 

Dallas, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) and Dallas Area 

Rapid Transit (DART) have issued this 

notice to advise interested agencies and 

the public of their intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

concurrent with a planning Alternatives 

Analysis (AA) for transportation 

improvements in the central business 

district (CBD) of Dallas, Texas. The EIS 

will be prepared in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), as amended. The EIS is 

being initiated to alleviate the capacity 

constraints on the LRT System within 

the Dallas CBD. The purpose of this 

Notice of Intent is to alert interested 

parties regarding the plan to prepare the 

EIS, to provide information on the 

purpose and need of the proposed 

transit project, to invite participation in 

the EIS process, including comments on 

the scope of the EIS proposed in this 

notice, and to announce that public 

scoping meetings will be conducted. 

DATES: Comment Due Date: Written 

comments on the scope of the 

alternatives and issues to be considered 

should be sent to Ernie G. Martinez, 

Project Manager by June 1, 2007. See 

ADDRESSES below. 

Scoping Meetings: Two public 

scoping meetings will be held at the 

DART Headquarters, located at 1401 

Pacific Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75266 in 

the Board Room on: 

—May 2, 2007 at 12 noon and on 

—May 3, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. 

Scoping material will be available at the 

meetings, on the project Web site at 

http://www.dart.org/about/expansion/ 

dallascbd.asp or by contacting Mr. 

Martinez, DART Project Manager, as 

indicated under ADDRESSES below. 

The meetings will be accessible to 

persons with disabilities. Individuals 

requiring special assistance to 

participate fully, such as a translator or 

sign-language interpreter, should notify 

DART in advance as indicated under 

ADDRESSES below. 

Interagency Coordination Meeting: 

DART will conduct an interagency 

coordination meeting with Federal, 

State, and local agencies with an 

interest in the project. Invitations 

announcing the coordination meeting 

and inviting the agencies to participate 

will be sent. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

project scope, including the project’s 

purpose and need, the range of 

alternatives to be considered, and the 

environmental and community impact 

issues should be sent to: Ernie G. 

Martinez, Project Manager, DART 

Planning, P.O. Box 660163, 1401 Pacific 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75266–7213. 

Telephone (214) 749–3201, Fax (214) 

749–3844, E-mail: emartine@dart.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John Sweek, Community Planner, 

Federal Transit Administration, Region 

VI; Telephone (817) 978–0550. E-mail: 

john.sweek@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Scoping 

The FTA and DART invite interested 

individuals, organizations, and Federal, 

State, and local agencies to participate 

in refining purpose and need for the 

project, the alternatives, including: 

modes, alignments and station 

locations, and the environmental and 

community impacts to be assessed. 

Scoping comments should identify 

significant social, economic, or 

environmental issues related to the 

proposed project. Scoping comments 

may be made at the scoping meetings or 

in writing no later than June 1, 2007 (see 

DATES and ADDRESSES above). Scoping 

comments may also suggest alternatives 

that are less costly or more responsive 

to environmental issues, while still 

satisfying the project’s purpose and 

need. Scoping comments should focus 

on the issues and alternatives for 

analysis, and not on a preference for a 

particular alternative. Additional 

information on the EIS process, the 

project’s purpose and need, and the 

alternatives and impact issues to be 

addressed will be included in the 

‘‘Scoping Information Report’’. Copies 

of the scoping information document, as 

well as the Public Involvement and 

Agency Coordination Plan, will be 

available from DART at the scoping 

meetings, at DART Headquarters and on 

the DART Web site (http:// 

www.dart.org/about/expansion/

dallascbd.asp), thereafter (see DATES and 

ADDRESSES above). 


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II. Description of the Study Area 

The area that is historically 

considered to be Downtown Dallas has 

primarily been an employment center. 

This area is bounded by a freeway loop 

formed by U.S. 75 and IH 45 to the east, 

IH 30 to the south, IH 35E to the west 

and Woodall Rogers Freeway to the 

north. This is changing. Downtown 

Dallas is expanding, and our Study Area 

boundaries are laid out to reflect that. 

They consist of Industrial Blvd—from 

IH 30 north to Oak Lawn; Oak Lawn—

from Industrial east to McKinnon; 

McKinnon—from Oak Lawn south to 

Cedar Springs/Turtle Creek; Cedar 

Springs/Turtle Creek—from McKinnon 

northeast to Hall; Hall—from Cedar 

Springs/Turtle Creek south to Gaston; 

Gaston—from Hall west to Malcolm X; 

Malcolm X—from Gaston south to IH 

30; IH 30—from Malcolm X west to 

Central; Central—from IH 30 south to 

Gano; Gano—from Central west to Wall; 

Wall—from Gano south to McKee; 

McKee—from Wall west to Austin; 

Austin from McKee north to IH 30; IH 

30—from Austin west to Industrial. 

Also, the traditional core has been 

transitioning into a more mixed-use 

environment as new residential, retail 

and entertainment developments are 

completed. Recent additions to the 

Convention Center, planned 

improvements to the Farmers Market, 

the expanding Arts District, the first 

downtown grocery store in the modern 

day era, and the new American Airlines 

Center are changing the makeup of 

downtown Dallas. 

On October 24, 2006, the DART Board 

approved the 2030 Transit System Plan. 

While the Plan addresses all modes 

operated by DART, the rail element will 

influence needs in the CBD and must be 

considered as part of the CBD AA/DEIS. 

Rail recommendations include 

approximately 43 miles of additional 

rail service, of which two (2) LRT lines 

would be routed through the CBD. 

Information on this plan is on http:// 

www.dart.org. 

III. Project Purpose and Need 

The proposed action is intended to 

achieve the following goals: 

• Increase transit capacity within 

Downtown Dallas; 

• Improve regional mobility; 

• Improve LRT operational flexibility, 

service reliability and efficiency through 

the CBD; 

• Serve new CBD markets by 

increasing transit access and circulation 

between major activity centers; and 

• Maximize potential for transit 

oriented and economic development. 

The specific needs to be addressed by 

the proposed action include: 

• Relieve CBD LRT capacity 

constraint; 

• Serve inner-city infill development 

and general system growth demands; 

• Serve new CBD transit markets; 

• Enhance CBD development 

potential; 

As part of the scoping and public and 

agency involvement process, these goals 

and objectives may be refined and 

expanded. 

IV. Alternatives 

The initial alternatives presented 

below correspond to Downtown 

transportation problems and to the 

above-described project purpose and 

need. The alternatives are grouped into 

the traditional and Federal processrequired categories, including: NoAction, Baseline/Transportation 

Systems Management (TSM) and Build 

Alternatives. 

Consideration of a second LRT 

alignment began when the City of Dallas 

and DART entered into the Master 

Interlocal Agreement (ILA) in 1992. As 

noted earlier, the ILA requires DART to 

supplement the current transit mall 

when specified operating and/or 

ridership measures are met. It is 

anticipated that additional build 

corridors and alignment options will be 

identified during scoping. 

No Action 

This alternative will consist of 

existing and committed projects 

included in the MPO long-range plan. 

This alternative is intended to serve as 

the alternative against which build 

alternatives are compared. Examples of 

committed projects are: the Super LRV 

fleet; signal prioritization along the 

existing mall; Bryan/Hawkins Junction 

improvements; trolley line extension 

from Ross Avenue to the existing mall; 

and, additional CBD bus service. 

Baseline/Transportation System 

Management (TSM) Alternative 

This alternative will consist of the No 

Action Alternative ‘‘committed 

projects’’, as well as additional 

relatively low-cost improvements. These 

improvements would be combined to 

alleviate LRT congestion without 

making a fixed guideway transit 

investment. This alternative will serve 

as the baseline alternative for New 

Starts evaluation purposes. Elements of 

this alternative would include, but not 

be limited to: Fully low-floor vehicle 

fleet; improved signals/train control; 

adjusted headways on selected routes; 

additional junction improvements; 

improved bus/LRT connections; LRT 

shuttles with forced transfers outside 

the CBD; and additional CBD bus 

service that would likely include bus 

feeder service, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 

service that would serve as a bus bridge 

between radial LRT lines terminating at 

the CBD boundary, and combined bus 

feeder/circulator service. 

Build Alternatives 

The Build Alternative proposed at 

this early stage is LRT in a broad 

corridor recommended by a recent City 

of Dallas Downtown transportation 

study. The Comprehensive 

Transportation Plan for the Central 

Business District, (June 2005), which 

evaluated alignment options, resulted in 

the recommendation of a corridor for a 

second LRT alignment through the CBD 

that is generally bounded by Woodall 

Rodgers Freeway, Field Street, 

Commerce Street, Young Street and 

Lamar Street. Within this broad 

corridor, there is a range of possible 

alignment options. A specific 

recommendation was made in the City 

study for a tunnel alignment between 

Ross and Commerce Avenues to avoid 

an at-grade crossing of the existing LRT 

mall and short north-south blocks. 

While alignment options outside of 

this broad corridor have been identified 

and studied over the past several years, 

this broad corridor will be the starting 

point for the scoping process. Other 

previously studied alternatives and new 

alternatives may be added to the list of 

initial alternatives during the scoping 

process. 

The Build Alternative will include a 

new LRT alignment through downtown. 

Possible alignment variations include: 

All surface with at-grade crossing of 

existing LRT mall; 

Combination surface/subway with or 

without underground stations; 

All subway with underground 

stations; and a 

Modern streetcar system. A build 

alternative without a modern streetcar 

system will also be tested to understand 

the relationship between the two modes. 

V. Probable Effects 

The FTA and DART will evaluate all 

significant environmental, social, and 

economic impacts of the alternatives 

analyzed in the EIS. Impact areas to be 

addressed include: economic 

development; land acquisition, 

displacements, and relocation of 

existing uses; cultural resource impacts 

including impacts on historical and 

archaeological resources and parklands/ 

recreational areas; noise and vibration; 

safety and security; utilities; traffic and 

transportation impacts. 

Potential impacts will be addressed 

for the long-term operation of each 

alternative and the short-term 


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1CGR states that it will shortly enter into an 

agreement with TASD for the lease of the rails. 

construction period. Measures to avoid, 

minimize, and mitigate all adverse 

impacts will be identified, evaluated, 

and adopted as appropriate. 

VI. FTA Procedures 

In accordance with FTA policy, all 

Federal environmental laws, 

regulations, and executive orders 

affecting project development, including 

but not limited to the regulations of the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508, the joint FHWA/FTA 

environmental regulations (23 CFR part 

771), the project-level conformity 

requirements of the Clean Air Act, 

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the 

National Historic Preservation Act, the 

Endangered Species Act, and Section 

4(f) of the Department of Transportation 

Act (49 U.S.C. 303) will be addressed to 

the maximum extent practicable during 

the NEPA process. Following the 

scoping process, a Draft EIS will be 

prepared and made available for public 

review and comment. One or more 

public hearings will be held during the 

Draft EIS public comment period. On 

the basis of the Draft EIS and comments 

received, the project will be revised or 

further refined as necessary and the 

Final EIS prepared. 

Issued on: April 5, 2007. 

Robert C. Patrick, 

Regional Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–6938 Filed 4–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35009] 

CG Railway, Inc.—Lease and Operation 

Exemption—Terminal Railway 

Alabama State Docks 

CG Railway, Inc. (CGR), a Class III rail 

carrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to 

acquire by lease from Terminal Railway 

Alabama State Docks (TASD), an agency 

of the State of Alabama, and to operate 

approximately 0.583 miles of rail line 

consisting of track numbers North 14 

and North 15 in TASD’s North Yard in 

Mobile, AL.1 There are no mileposts 

associated with the two lines. 

CGR certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not result in the creation of a Class 

II or Class I rail carrier, and further 

certifies that its projected annual 

revenues from operation of the leased 

lines and current operations will not 

exceed $5 million. 

The transaction is expected to be 

consummated on or shortly after April 

26, 2007. If the verified notice contains 

false or misleading information, the 

exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to 

revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 

10502(d) may be filed at any time. The 

filing of a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the transaction. 

Petitions to stay must be filed no later 

than April 19, 2007 (at least 7 days 

before the exemption becomes effective. 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35009, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on Karl Morell, 

Of Counsel, Ball Janik LLP, 1455 F 

Street, NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 

20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: April 2, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–6614 Filed 4–11–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 9, 2007 

The Department of the Treasury has 

submitted the following public 

information collection requirement(s) to 

OMB for review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104–13. Copies of the submission(s) 

may be obtained by calling the Treasury 

Bureau Clearance Officer listed. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection should be addressed to the 

OMB reviewer listed and to the 

Treasury Department Clearance Officer, 

Department of the Treasury, Room 

11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20220. 

Dates: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 14, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–1549. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Tip Reporting Alternative 

Commitment (TRAC) for Use in the 

Food and Beverage Industry. 

Description: Information is required 

by the Internal Revenue Service in its 

compliance efforts to assist employers 

and their employees in understanding 

and complying with section 6053(a), 

which requires employees to report all 

their tips monthly to their employers. 

Respondents: Businesses and other 

for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

296,916 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1036. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Election to Have a Tax Year 

Other Than a Required Tax Year. 

Form: 8716. 

Description: Filed by partnerships, S 

Corporations, and personal service 

corporations, under section 444(a), to 

retain or to adopt a tax year that is not 

a required tax year. Service Centers 

accept Form 8716 and use the form 

information to assign master-file codes 

that allow the Center to accept the filer’s 

tax return filed for a tax year (fiscal 

year) that would not otherwise be 

acceptable. 

Respondents: Businesses and other 

for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

204,400 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–2034. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: U.S. Partnership Declaration for 

an IRS e-file Return. 

Form: 8453–PE. 

Description: Form 8453–PE, U.S. 

Partnership Declaration for an IRS e-file 

Return, was developed for Modernized 

e-file for partnerships. Internal Revenue 

Code sections 6109 and 6103. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit institutions. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,560 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–0962. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Tax Information Security 

Guidelines for Federal, State, and Local 

Agencies. 

Form: 1075. 

Description: Internal Revenue Code 

section 6103(p) requires that IRS 

provide periodic reports to Congress 

describing safeguard procedures, 

utilized by agencies which receive 

information from the IRS, to protect the 

confidentiality of the information. This 

section also requires that these agencies 

furnish reports to the IRS describing 

their safeguards. 

Respondents: State, local, and tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

204,000 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–0092. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: U.S. Income Tax Return for 

Estates and Trusts. 

Form: 1041, Schedules D, J, K–1. 


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